Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Irishmans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irishmans and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Irishmans
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Irishmans:
- 37.245079, -82.995563
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Irishmans
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Knott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knott County
- Since Irishmans is near Perry County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Irishmans ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Breeding Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breeding Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Creek
- Breeding Creek is located in Knott County
- Carbon Glow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Glow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Glow
- Carbon Glow is located in Letcher County
- Cody
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Kodak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Middle Carr Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Carr Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Carr Creek
- Middle Carr Creek is located in Knott County
- Redfox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafras have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Knott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sassafras <2>
- Spider
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Irishmans to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Irishmans to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Irishmans and extending to:
- Hindman, which is the Seat of Knott County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Irishmans to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irishmans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irishmans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irishmans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2451, Longitude: -82.9956 In this case, the coordinates for Irishmans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Irishmans to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.308 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.786 degrees. |